Staff Scientist

About the role

The M. Dhodapkar lab at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center seeks a highly qualified and motivated Staff Scientist to lead research on immune therapies and immune function in cancer patients. The ideal candidate will contribute to the development and testing of new immune therapies, including in vivo approaches for T cell redirection, and novel targets for CAR-Ts or bispecifics.

Responsibilities

• Handling projects independently, conducting experiments in a timely manner, including literature reviews, experimental design, and data analysis, under the guidance of the laboratory PI.
• Contributing to the preparation of research reports, publications, and oral presentations.
• Opportunities for presentations at scientific conferences and symposiums.

Qualifications

• PhD and/or MD in a relevant field (immunology, molecular biology, cell biology, computational biology, or related fields).
• Track record of productive research, with high quality publications.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills are essential.
• A team player with strong aptitude for collaboration, particularly with bioinformaticians and clinical collaborators.
• Experience in immunology and animal models/animal handling (mice) is essential.
• Additional experience in flow cytometry, viral vectors, single cell transcriptomics, gene editing, molecular biology, proteomics, immunohistochemistry, and/or microscopy is a plus.

Benefits

• Medical/vision, dental, flexible spending accounts, life, disability, retirement, family life support, employee assistance program, onsite health clinic, tuition reimbursement.
• Paid vacation (22 days per year), paid sick leave (up to 30 calendar days per occurrence of a qualifying reason), paid holidays (up to 13 days per year), and paid parental leave (up to 4 weeks).

Pay

The annual base salary range for this position is from $84,406 to $191,755, and pay offered will be based on experience and qualifications.

Schedule

This position is full-time.